Senior Data Scientist

Key Skills

Python Programming, Scala Programming, C++, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, SQL, Apache Hadoop, MapReduce, TensorFlow, PyTorch, R Programming

Job Description

Battelle is seeking a Senior Data Scientist position. The position is located in Chantilly, VA or Columbus, OH.

JOB SUMMARY

The selected candidate will serve as a member of a team of highly qualified and motivated individuals supporting timely and mission-critical effort related to Publicly Available Information/Open Source (PAI/OS) data on foreign developments in current and future weapons systems, subsystems, and technologies impacting air, space, and cyberspace, missiles, and other new initiatives. The candidate will work with a team of cleared linguists, scientists, intelligence analysts, engineers, and other relevant subject matter experts for collection, organization, and analysis.

The position will be responsible for leading the development and maintenance of data processing and analysis solutions, which will aid in parsing and formatting large data sets, advanced searching and collection, natural language processing (NLP), triaging, and language translation for Scientific & Technical (S&T) opensource information. This will include direct collaboration with team members to maximize collection and interpretation efforts for a wide variety of data aligned with mission requirements. The candidate will also be responsible for data visualization, web scraping technologies, digital libraries and databases, appropriate algorithms, and similar tasks in support of the project. In this role, you will provide direct input to finished products in the form of visualizations, datasets, and recommendations for further collection and analysis, among other duties.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads data science solutions for digital library development, human language translations, optical character recognition, and technical analysis of foreign language materials and technologies.
• Leads the development of data science solutions to integrate, ingest, reformat, and transform PAI data.
• Catalogs and scans translated material to identify data of interest based on specific requests.
• Develops and maintains data collection solutions for PAI/OS information, including web scrapers and technologies for sensitive searching.
• Works with a multi-disciplinary team to leverage data science and NLP tools to collect, organize, and analyze diverse science and technology information from multiple sources.
• Uses data visualization techniques to provide insights on large data sets and input to finished reports.
• Leads building and maintaining of databases in support of analyst and subject matter expert use.
• Uses NLP tools to support language translation and science and technology assessments.
• Must be able to oversee teams and lead tasking to deliver outcomes on time and effectively as part of a team in a joint working environment.

THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED

• Active Secret Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM field (Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or similar) with 10+ years’ of experience
• Advanced degree in STEM field (Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or similar)
• Demonstrated experience developing in either Python or R.
• Experience solving complex data problems
• Experience applying machine learning, statistics and/or data mining techniques
• Demonstrated experience leading teams
• Experience working in U.S. national security, e.g. intelligence community, military, joint operations, or related government contracting.
• Experience using NLP tools to collect, assemble, interpret, translate, and analyze open-source data, such as scientific publications, social media, and databases, and synthesizing knowledge into actionable intelligence.
• Must be US Citizen

THE FOLLOWING IS DESIRED

• Active TS/SCI
• Master’s degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science or similar technical field.
• Experience with shell scripting (bash, ksh, or equivalent).
• Experience using NLP tools to collect, assemble, interpret, translate, and analyze open-source data, such as scientific publications, social media, and databases, and synthesizing knowledge into actionable intelligence.
• Experience using NLP tools to support assessments and technical reporting on technologies and scientific topics, i.e. technology readiness levels (TRL) and critical technology elements (CTE).
• Subject matter expertise in and support of U.S. air- and space-related programs and technologies.